Malaysia's Trademarks Bill 2019 introduces important developments to align the country's trademark application system with international developments, and clarifies how trademark rights can be commercialised and enforced.

A recently reported Malaysian case has illustrated the difficulties in accessing the merits of granting an interlocutory injunction based on infringement of a registered design, where similar registered designs are at issue.

The court was mindful of needs of the wider public so common religious words are unlikely to be accepted as trade marks.

Deliberations around confusingly similar trade marks are to a trade mark attorney, what bread is to a baker.

On September 27, 2019, Malaysia acceded to the Madrid Protocol as the 106th member of the Madrid System.

A trademark in Malaysia is a unique sign used to distinguish the source of goods or services. It can include traditional elements such as names, words, phrases, logos, symbols and designs, as well as non-traditional types like colors, scents and sounds.

The article includes key changes introduced in Trademarks Bill 2019, which proposes to replace the Trade Marks Act 1976.

Chanel emerges victorious in its lawsuit against luxury reseller What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA).

A trademark is a unique sign, symbol, word, phrase, or design that distinguishes the goods or services of one entity from another, serving as a cornerstone of brand identity

A license agreement is a business contract often used as an alternative to franchising. Under a licensing arrangement, the owner of an intellectual property right ("Licensor") grants to another party...

On 2 March 2023, the PPH Pilot Program between the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia ("MyIPO") and the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") commenced.

When starting a business, entrepreneurs are often overwhelmed by a lot of things - developing the business, structuring the company, finding investors, securing funding...

The sources of Malaysian trademark law are found in primary and secondary legislation, guidelines and common law. The principal trademark legislation in Malaysia...

Intellectual Property are legal rights associated with creativity, inventiveness, efforts, reputation and goodwill.

The English High Court ruled in favour of Lidl, a German bargain supermarket, in a trademark action against Tesco over the use of a yellow circle on a square blue backdrop.

A government backbencher, Syahredzan Johan, has raised concerns about the lengthy patent and trademark application process at the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO).

Distinct from trademarks which are meant to identify a product's manufacturer or the provider of a service, a geographical indication ("GI") is used on products which have specific geographical...

The new act, new guidelines and regulations mark a brand-new landscape of trademark filing and registration in Malaysia.

Joshua Teoh explains an interesting case on geographical indications in Malaysia.